Me: I'm back everyone! Free from schooling for one week! March break!
Ryou: Great to have you back!
Me: Thanks Ryou! Anyways isn't Bakura looking for you?
Ryou: Nah, just ignore him for awhile
Me: *Blinks multiple times* Okay
Ryou: *Giggles*
Me: I do not own anything! Except my story plot!
Chapter Six: Five months: Memories & a golden puzzle
A five months have passed, since Yami received the letter from Yugi.
'Yugi, why must you do this?' Yami thought.
The prince and his family were planning his birthday party, hoping that Yugi might come.
But in the letter, is the little one going to come?
"Yami, you must not stress please." his mother asked.
"Sorry mom, but I don't want another ball." Yami told her.
"My dear, I'm sorry, but this how a royal family does when their children become 18 years old," Smara told her son.
"My Prince are you really worried cause of the letter?" Seto asked the other.
"Of course! How can I not worry about my little one!" The prince exclaimed.
Everyone sighed, it seems that Yami doesn't trust Yugi being alone and that he can handle things on his own, even though he's in pain.
Yami blinked at everyone in the meeting room, "What's wrong?" he asked everyone.
"Oh, nothing Prince Yami." Everyone answered in union.
"Okay?" The prince says with confusion.
"Anyways, how should we set up your birthday?" Jou asked.
"Oh! How about some flowers decorated in the ball?" Isis suggested.
"That's a wonderful idea!" Smara says with excitement.
"Maybe golden ribbons too!" Ryou said.
"Oh~ that's great!" The Queen answered.
Yami sighed as everyone planned his birthday that's coming in two days.
Yugi winced as he rubbed a few medical herbs on his wounds. After a few minutes later, he wrapped his wounds in bandages.
"Life is hard." Yugi whispered to himself.
He went down to the cellar to clean and organize the wine.
'I wonder how Yami's doing?' Yugi thought as he placed a wine bottle to it's rightful place.
In five months Yugi has been beaten more lately, worse then before.
*Flashback*
"NO! STOP PLEASE!" Yugi begged as he cried out in pain.
Ushio laughed as he took out a knife and stabbed Yugi's side.
The other screamed in pain, blood gushed out of Yugi's wound.
"Hmm...good day Yugi!" Ushio said, laughing all the way.
Dragging Yugi back to Anzu's and Tea's house.
Yugi cried as he climb up the stairs.
"YUGI! CLEAN THE KITCHEN!" Tea demanded from downstairs.
Yugi went to kitchen and started cleaning.
*Flashback end*
Yugi went to the kitchen, cleaning the floors and washing the dishes.
"Tea! Come here sweetie! I have a new dress for you!" he heard Anzu exclaim.
'A new dress? The dresses look horrible.' Yugi thought, close to puking on the floor.
He continued to clean the floors and then wash the dishes. Yugi just overheard his stepsister and stepmother's conversation.
"Tea, you are the most beautiful daughter!" Anzu exclaimed.
"Why, thank you mother!" Tea replied.
"Soon! Very soon, you'll be Queen of Domino!"
"I know! Yami-kins willl fall for me!"
Yugi covered his mouth to prevent from throwing up, successfully he did. 'Ugh, not this conversation again.' the little one thought. After he's done doing his chores, he went to his room.
Tea and Anzu glared at him, "Yugi, we are leaving to go to Mai's house, you better clean our rooms before 5:00!" Anzu declared.
Yugi turned to them, "Yes Madam and Miss," he replied to the women.
The two women left the house with stomping heard on the floor.
Yugi sighed went to clean his stepsister and mother rooms. When that is done he went straight to his room.
He rummage through his bedroom, finding an item that was given to him from his parents when he was 7 years old.
Yugi smiled cutely as he found what he is looking for, that was hidden in a secret mini storage in his closet.
A golden puzzle is dangling on a chain, he smiled and held it close to his chest.
'Mother,father, I'm here.' Yugi said happily. He closed his eyes and let a memory drift in his mind.
*Flashback*
"Mama! Papa!" Little Yugi shouted as he jumped on his parents.
"Oof! Hey son!" his father said.
"Oh my! You are really energetic today Yugi!" the mother added.
The hikari laughed, "Today is my seventh birthday!"
Both parents smiled, "Of course we never forget your birthday!" they said.
"Come with us Yugi, we have something for you!" his mother said.
"Really?!" Yugi asked.
"Yes, we do son." his father told him.
They went inside the house and into the living room.
"Here you go Yugi!" his mother and father mentioned.
"Mama, papa! What is this?" he asked them.
"Yugi you must promise that you would kept this safe for mama and papa?" the mother replied.
Yugi nodded, "What's it for?" he asked again.
"You will know in the future son," his father replied.
"Why?"
"This golden puzzle is really important, understood Yugi?"
"Yes mama."
"Good boy." his father said as he hugged his son, along with the mother of Yugi.
"We love you, game-boy." They said to their vulnerable son.
"I love you too! Mama and Papa!" Yugi exclaimed.
*Flashback end*
'Game-boy, kinda reminds me how I use to win games over others, such as chess. It's been a long time since I played chess.' Yugi thought sadly.
An hour later Tea and Anzu came back, "Yugi, we need our dresses mended now!" Tea demanded.
Yugi sighed, 'But I'm stuck here forever.' he thinks to himself. He hides the puzzle successfully.
"Coming!" he yelles to his stepsister and stepmother.
Yami sighs, 'Yugi...' he thinks deeply about his little one.
"Seto are the preparations done yet?" Yami asks his cousin.
"Yes we are, tomorrow we are setting it up, then on your birthday is your ball. We'll send the toensfolk messages to report on your upcoming ball for your birthday." Seto responded.
"Very well!" the prince said.
"Hey princey! The King and Queen needs you!" Marik shouted from the outside of Yami's study room.
He groaned and got up to leave the room, "Seto I'm leaving you with the invitations," Yami said.
Seto nodded and the prince left the room.
Yami headed to his parents study room, he entered the room.
"Father, mother, did you need something?" the prince asked.
"Why, yes we do." his father replied.
"We have a ring for you," his mother said.
"A ring! Why do I need a ring?" Yami asked.
"Oh~of course for your rightful bride," the king said.
"Wha..." the prince dazed out.
"We mean Yugi of course sweetie!" Smara snapped him out of daze.
"Yugi.." Yami then daydreamed of his little one.
"Yeah, our son needs his room soundproofed once Yugi starts living with us."
"Yep," he answered his wife.
The King and Queen sighed, bringing a cup of cold water to pour on top of Yami.
"Cold! Mother, father!" the prince exclaimed at his parents.
"Sorry son, but we had to do it." the king said to the other.
"Oops, sorry." Yami apologized.
"No worries." Smara responded.
After a few moments of talking, the King and Queen gave Yami the ring.
The ring is a silver band with a beautiful amethyst jewel in the middle of the ring.
Yami smiled as he walked back to his room, 'Soon Yugi! We will be together with my family!' he thought happily.
Yugi winced in pain as the water hit his back. Scars littered all over his back, legs, and the stab wound on his side.
More wounds came from Ushio again. Fresh blood being washed away.
Yugi took a long shower and then came out to bandage his wounds.
After that he blew the candle out, dressed for bed.
'Goodnight mom, dad.' he thought as he fell asleep, not noticing two figures near his closet. One is a woman that has black hair, blond bangs, and amethyst tips on the bottom. The other is a man that has black hair and blond bangs.
"Goodnight Yugi, our son." the woman said, patting the little one's head.
The man kissed Yugi on the forehead, "We love you, do not forget we're still watching over you." the man said.
They both smiled and disappeared into the puzzle.
Me: Done! Whew!
Ryou: Great job, after working all night!
Me: Yeah, I'm trying my best to make these chapters long!
Ryou: When will this story be done?
Me: Oh, soon, I don't know.
Ryou & Me: Sorry for any mistakes! Please review! XD
Sneak peak:
"Oh, Yami! Yes I will!" Yugi says happily.
"Wait! Don't leave! Yugi!" Yami yelled.
"I'm sorry!" the hikari yelled back.
A glass slipper dropped on the stairs of the palace.